| Show i i FOWLERS TARIFF 1 i COMMISSION BilL Provides for or Commission of Fifteen Fifteen Fifteen teen That Shall Have Pow Power er cr to Fix Rates i NO DOUBT CONSTITUTIONAL Pl Prophesies Dire Things Unless Republican lican Jiron I of Al anti and N Wellington Washington Wn Dec D 0 c cCharles I Charles W 4 Fowler of ot New Now Jersey to tonight tonight tonight night gave gae out a 1 statement st outlining I the tio tariff commission bill which he lie will willi i Introduce In the house tomorrow I The bill ns m de clr by Mr lr Fowler I provides s that Congress shall shan fix tho maximum and minimum tariff sched s schedules ulos ules or rates and that the thc commission consisting of 15 members shall with the approval of the president pre fix the tho actual rates to be paid at some tome point po nt n between the maximum and minimum e rates so 0 established by Congress But no rate so fixed and approved shall shaU become bl effective or operative for tor forIS IS 18 months after aCter having been en promulgated promulgated gated l lw by v the president t that every In ln Industry I affected by taint changes may have hac ample time tune to adjust itself to new conditions If anyone should suggest sUr st said Mr 11 Fowler tonight that such a commis jl II don sion could not constitutionally fix lix the tariff rates at any an point between tho the thoI I maximum and minimum rates established by b Congress because that would be an nn exercise of or legislative power let him ask ok himself whether hether the power so 50 soto I f to fix rates Is such a stretch of ot legisla legislate I te LIve power as that given to the Inter Intel Interstate interstate state tate commerce commission and ap approved approved approved proved by the supreme court to fix a ar reasonable r railroad rate Mr Fowler Toiler declares it to be perfect perfectly I ly I clear that unless the Republicans get rid of or and the tho people will get got rid of ot the Republican I can party He asserts that the peoples hopes I hc have been turned to disgust dl and their I faith f ith to resentment and ho he says ho he does not believe bellec that they will m permit Mr Ir Aldrich to pick their poc ts through the legerdemain of ot words He Be prophesies a thunderbolt of ot righteous indignation and punitive w wrath rath as about to strike shatter and paralyze the Republican party unless It a t utterly repudiates and andUs its Us subservient Implement Cannon Ism Impending defeat and the loss 1058 of the next house of oC representatives Mr Fow Fowler Fowler Fowler ler says can be avoided only by em emblazoning emblazoning emblazoning blazoning on our party banners these pledges First we e are against and Second we wo demand revision hereafter by evolution On and not revolution revolution revolution tion Third we demand revision based upon ascertained facts and not upon selfish trades and corrupt agree agreements ments moots Fourth we demand a permanent i 1 broad and responsible tariff commission which shall ascertain these facts Ob I 1 elate s late trade wars and assist In securing and retaining the good will and friend friendship friendship friendship ship of or all nations by wise just and andI I advantageous trade treaties |
